noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something or someone old. informal
2. 2
   a song that was formerly popular wordnet
3. 3
   A song or record from a previous era. informal
4. 4
   The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras. in-plural, informal

   "an oldies radio station"

Synonyms

All synonyms

;agerantediluvianantiquebadge-covecheeser

Antonyms

All antonyms

newie

Example

More examples

"The next song is an oldie but a goodie."

Etymology

From old + -ie.

Related phrases

golden oldieoldie but goodie

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